Composer, born in Aue (Saxonia). Since 1946 he studied at the Musikhochschule Lipsia with Wilhelm Weismann (composition), Kurt Dippner (piano) and Egon Bölsche (conducting), 1950-1952 at the Academy of Arts in Berlin with Hanns Eisler (composition) and afterwards in Cologne with Frank Martin (composition). He became lector of three publishing houses. Since 1958 he is freelance composer. He composed church music, works for orchestra, chamber music. (Rainer Stelle)